New Delhi : Delhi Police on Friday arrested a sweeper of an ESI hospital for raping a minor girl patient within the compound. Police said the girl,11, was admitted to the ESI Hospital in Rohini on September 13. On Friday morning around 4.30 a.m, the girl had a stomachache due to which she stepped out […]
Day: September 21, 2018
PNB fraud: Mehul Choksi seeks cancellation of NBW over threat to life on TV
Mumbai : Gitanjali Group owner Mehul Choksi, wanted in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, on Friday moved a special CBI court claiming danger to his life after his return to India and sought cancellation of a non-bailable warrant issued against him. In an application filed through his lawyer Sanjay Abbott, Choksi […]
Six of 11 lions in Gir die in infighting: Forest Department
Gandhinagar : As many as six of the 11 Asiatic lions found dead during the last eleven days in their only abode, Gir forests, died fighting among themselves, according to Gujarat Forest Department officials. The cause of death of the other five is yet to be ascertained. Five other lions, who were injured in the […]
Opposition laps up Hollande claim on Rafale, targets Modi government
New Delhi : The opposition on Friday launched a renewed attack on the Narendra Modi government after French media reported former French President Francois Hollande as claiming that the Modi government had favoured a private Indian firm for the offset deal and France had “no choice”. Shortly after Hollande’s comments that the French government did […]
3 policemen martyred in Kashmir, government denies cops have quit
Srinagar : In a dramatic escalation in militancy, terrorists kidnapped and shot dead three Jammu and Kashmir policemen on Friday, stunning the police force. But the government denied that any policeman had quit following the murders and death threats by the Hizbul Mujahideen. Three special police officers (SPOs), who form the lowest rung of the […]
Governments had no say in Rafale offset decision: Defence Ministry
New Delhi : Amid media reports of former French President Francois Hollande claiming that the Indian government suggested a particular private firm for Rafale offset contract, the Defence Ministry on Friday reiterated that neither government had any say in the “commercial decision”. “The report referring to former French president Mr. Hollande’s statement that government of […]
Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery — SC verdicts likely next week
New Delhi : The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce next week a spate of judgement including on Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery that would have bearings on the right to privacy, politics and social morality. The verdicts on the challenge to the constitutional validity of Aadhaar on the touchstone of it being violative of right […]
‘Manmarziyaan’ scenes deletion not a big deal: Abhishek Bachchan
Mumbai : “Manmarziyaan” actor Abhishek Bachchan, who features in a smoking scene which is among the three deleted scenes from the film, says there’s no harm in excluding some content if it hurts people’s sentiments. Director Anurag Kashyap has been vocal about expressing anger over deletion of scenes from “Manmarziyaan”, which apparently happened without his […]
Petrol continues to climb, diesel prices unchanged
New Delhi : Petrol prices in Mumbai inched up to the psychological Rs 90 a litre-mark and sold at Rs 89.69 in the country’s financial capital on Friday, even as the fuel climbed to fresh highs across the four metros, while diesel rates were unchanged for the third consecutive day. In the national capital, petrol […]
Two guards killed in robbery bid at Noida bank
Noida : Two security guards on duty at a bank here were on Friday killed in a failed robbery attempt, police said. The bodies lying in the guard room were discovered by another guard who reached the Punjab National Bank (PNB)’s circle office branch at Sector-1 for his morning shift duty. The deceased guards were […]